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Esther 8:15-17

15And Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782went outיָצָ֣א׀ya.Tza'H3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438apparelבִּלְב֤וּשׁbil.VushH3830of blueתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and whiteוָח֔וּרva.ChurH2353,and with a greatגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419crownוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,and with a garmentוְתַכְרִ֥יךְve.takh.RikhH8509of fine linenבּ֖וּץbutzH948and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713:and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892of Shushanשׁוּשָׁ֔ןshu.ShanH7800rejoicedצָהֲלָ֖הtza.ha.LahH6670and was gladH8056.

16The Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֕יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064had lightאוֹרָ֖ה'o.RahH219,and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057,and joyוְשָׂשֹׂ֖ןve.sa.SonH8342,and honourוִיקָֽר׃vi.KarH3366.

17And in every provinceH4082,and in every cityH5892,whithersoeverמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and his decreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881cameמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060,the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064had joyשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057and gladnessוְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ve.sa.sOnH8342,a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960and a goodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117.And manyוְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.BimH7227of the peopleמֵֽעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776became Jewsמִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔יםmit.ya.ha.DimH3054;for the fearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064fellנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon them.

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